EP2745359B1 - Contact brush holder and method for biasing a contact brush - Google Patents

Contact brush holder and method for biasing a contact brush Download PDF

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EP2745359B1
EP2745359B1 EP12824444.9A EP12824444A EP2745359B1 EP 2745359 B1 EP2745359 B1 EP 2745359B1 EP 12824444 A EP12824444 A EP 12824444A EP 2745359 B1 EP2745359 B1 EP 2745359B1
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Erik BJÖRKLUND
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K13/00—Structural associations of current collectors with motors or generators, e.g. brush mounting plates or connections to windings; Disposition of current collectors in motors or generators; Arrangements for improving commutation
    • H02K13/003—Structural associations of slip-rings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/20—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus
    • F03D9/25—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus the apparatus being an electrical generator
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R39/00—Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters
    • H01R39/02—Details for dynamo electric machines
    • H01R39/38—Brush holders
    • H01R39/381—Brush holders characterised by the application of pressure to brush
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K5/00—Casings; Enclosures; Supports
    • H02K5/04—Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
    • H02K5/14—Means for supporting or protecting brushes or brush holders
    • H02K5/143—Means for supporting or protecting brushes or brush holders for cooperation with commutators
    • H02K5/148—Slidably supported brushes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R39/00—Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters
    • H01R39/02—Details for dynamo electric machines
    • H01R39/38—Brush holders
    • H01R39/40—Brush holders enabling brush movement within holder during current collection
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • the present document relates to a brush holder for multiple contact brushes, such as carbon contact brushes.
  • the present disclosure relates to a V shaped brush holder for holding two or more brushes in parallel.
  • Contact brushes are commonly used in connection with collectors or slip rings which are rotary electrical contacts used in for example many different types of electric motors or electrical generators.
  • the contact brush is placed in a so called brush holder in which a spring is typically used to maintain a contact pressure towards the slip ring.
  • the spring steadily pushes the brush downwards towards the slip ring as the brush wears down.
  • the holder thus provides for a stable support of the contact brush in a proper position in relation to the collector or slip ring and provides means for applying contact force on the brush.
  • An assembly of several brush holders may be mounted in parallel across the surface of a collector or slip ring. These brush holders usually have individual clamps and tension adjustments for each brush.
  • EP0099158A1 discloses a method and device for controlling a brush-commutator, comprising separate springs for each brush.
  • US2011/115331 A1 discloses a V-shaped brush arrangement wherein separate torsional springs are required for each of the brushes
  • FR864549 A discloses an arrangement in which one spring per contact brush is provided.
  • the arm which pushes the brushes is suspended in the center of an axis, if one brush is worn the arm will tilt.
  • GB313267 A discloses a one spring per brush arrangement, in that individual brushes are connected to respective tension springs.
  • GB1125131 A discloses an electrical brush holder which provided with one or more pockets for contact brushes, and that for each brush there is provided a pressure finger and at least one compression spring.
  • US2295289 discloses an internal combustion engine and an engine crank-shaft transmitting starter mechanism.
  • Different diameters of slip rings make contact with the collector in different ways, and at different angles and the holder may thus be designed to provide the proper contact angle for the brush.
  • slip ring arrangements are commonly used in wind power plant units, which are often placed at remote locations for instance at sea. There is therefore an increased need for a brush holder that can accommodate several brushes mounted in parallel, and which does not require as much maintenance in terms of keeping an even pressure on the brushes in order to provide an optimal contact between the brush and slip ring.
  • a brush holder for receiving at least two contact brushes and holding said brushes in contact with a slip ring in an electrical power device.
  • An electric power device may be any type of electric power using brushes contacting a slip ring, such as an electric motor and/or a generator.
  • a brush may be a bundle of substantially flexible bristles of electrically conducting material, or a substantially rigid body of electrically conducting material such a carbon brush comprising silver or copper.
  • the biasing device may thus comprise a spring, such as a helical spring, a blade spring or a gas spring.
  • the biasing device may comprise a force transferring element, such as a hydraulic cylinder or the like, which, in turn, may be connected to a spring element, e.g. a source of compressed gas.
  • This arrangement is further advantageous in that the voltage drop between the contacting material, i.e. the slip ring, and the contact brush remains relatively constant and that the current thereby is distributed more evenly. If one brush for some reason is worn faster than the others is will lose its pressure against the contacting material surface and the pressure on the other brushes in the holder will increase, until all brushes are worn evenly again.
  • the contact brushes are made from a material which is not completely uniform, the contact brushes will wear down unevenly.
  • the provision of individual compensation means for each contact brush allows for the effect of this uneven wear to be diminished, since the compensation means allow for an optimization of the force applied, or an optimization of the pressure distribution, by minimizing vibrations, on the brushes.
  • the individual compensation means further allows for an optimized pressure to be applied on each of the brushes, i.e. the force applied to the brushes may be completely individual. This allows for a considerably improved operation period or working life of the brushes. By this arrangement is possible to even further provide each brush with an even pressure.
  • the compensation means may comprise springs adapted to minimize vibrations, thus having a larger spring constant than the main spring or biasing device. Due to the density of the brush material vibrations, i.e. small differences in pressure or tension of the carbon brushes towards the slip ring, will naturally occur and the compensation means may provide for a way to regulate these differences or vibrations.
  • the compensation means may also act a shock absorber that absorbs vibrations and irregularities present in the slip ring or collector.
  • a first and second portion of the holder body may be arranged at angle to a plane in which the central axis of the holder body is located.
  • the pockets arranged to receive the brushes may be arranged at an angle to the central axis, i.e. may be arranged to tangent the centre of the slip ring in order to provide for an optimal engagement surface for the brush against the slip ring.
  • holder body forms an "V" with the first and second portions of the holder body and thus the brushes arranged along the legs of the "V".
  • This type of V-shaped holder with the biasing device that provides a pressure to all brushes arranged in the holder simultaneously, may provide for a very stable and convenient holder for those applications where it is crucial to have an even pressure of the brushes towards the slip ring, or where it is inconvenient to change the brushes often, such as in remotely located electrical power units or in units that are used frequently, and where regular maintenance breaks needs to be avoided.
  • the brushes may be arranged substantially symmetrically arranged about a plane, in which the radial direction is located, and in which a rotation axis of the slip ring is located.
  • the pressure finger arrangement may be arranged to be pivotable about an axis of rotation.
  • the force fingers By arranging the force fingers to be pivotable it may be possible to even further compensate for any pressure losses that may occur when the holder body is arranged at an angle to the central axis or is in a V shape.
  • the ability to pivot thus means that also the pressure finger arrangement may be arranged at an appropriate angle, in relation to a plane in which the central axis of the holder lies, in order to provide for an optimal contact pressure.
  • the combination of the force finger arrangement being arranged at an angle and being provided with compensation means may also provide for an increased flexibility of the brush holder in relation to the slip ring as it may provide for a possibility of having different diameters of the slip ring and different sizes of the brushes.
  • the holder body may be a substantially rigid body having for holding at least two brushes. These means may be pockets adapted to hold the brushes.
  • the biasing device further comprises a pressure plate.
  • a brush unit comprising a brush holder according to the first aspect and at least two brushes.
  • an electric power device comprising a brush unit according to the second aspect and a slip ring, whereby the main biasing device of the brush unit is arranged to provide an even contact pressure of the at least two brushes against the slip ring simultaneously and wherein compensation means are provided between each of said brushes and the main biasing device, and wherein said compensation means may comprise a spring having a higher spring force or pressure than the main biasing device and wherein the biasing device engages each brush respectively through a pressure finger arrangement, and wherein each pressure finger arrangement is provided with said compensation means and wherein said pressure finger arrangement is connected to a pressure plate, wherein said pressure plate is connected to the main biasing device such that the biasing device acts on all brushes simultaneously.
  • a method of biasing a contact brush towards a slip ring in an electric power device there is provided a method of biasing a contact brush towards a slip ring in an electric power device.
  • the individual compensation means for each contact brush between at least one of said brushes and the main biasing device are provided for optimizing the pressure distribution from the main biasing device.
  • Individual compensation means may be provided to optimize the small pressure differences caused by irregularities in the contact brush material.
  • the compensation means thus minimizes vibrations and thus even further optimize the pressure distribution from the biasing device
  • a wind power unit comprising a brush holder according to the first and second aspect and a slip ring.
  • brush should be interpreted as a contact or electrical carbon brush.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a brush holder according to prior art.
  • Each contact brush is provided with an individual biasing means to maintain the pressure of the brush towards the slip ring.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a brush holder 1 according to the present disclosure.
  • the brush holder 1 is provided with a holder body 10 which is adapted to receive and hold electrical contact brushes, the holder body 10 and/or any brushes arranged therein may be connected to or engage a biasing device 11.
  • the holder body 10 may be provided with pockets, 7, 8, adapted for receiving and holding one, two, three, or more electrical contact brushes 2,4.
  • the brushes 2,4, as arranged in the pockets 7,8, may be connected to a force or pressure plate 15.
  • the pressure plate 15 may be connected to or be a part of the biasing device 11.
  • the biasing device 11 may comprise a spring 3, such as a socket spring arrangement 14 which is shown in Figs 2-4 or according to an alternative embodiment a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder 9, which is shown in Fig 5 .
  • the spring or biasing device may be any type of spring arrangement, such as a helical or blade spring. The main function of the spring or biasing device is to provide an even contact pressure or tension towards or against the slip ring during the entire cycle of use and wear.
  • the brushes may be so called carbon brushes which are well known in the art. Any types of electrical contact brushes may be arranged in the holder, such as silver or cupper graphite brushes, and they may be of any conventional type such as carbon brushes, strip or laminate, strip and wire or folded mesh or gauze brushes.
  • Figs 2 - 5 there is only one biasing device 11, thus forming a main spring arrangement, arranged to provide the required pressure to all the brushes 2, 2', 2", 4 arranged in the holder body 10 simultaneously, such that the brushes may engage or contact a slip ring 20 (as shown in Fig 6 ) properly.
  • the holder 1 may be arranged in the holder body 10, such that the brushes 2, 4 may contact a slip ring 20 at the end of the brushes which is distal to the biasing device 11 (as shown in Fig 6 ).
  • the force or pressure plate 15 may be arranged at one end of the spring arrangement 3, which is closest to the holder body 10. According to an alternative embodiment, the force plate may be arranged at the opposite end, i.e. at the end or mounting portion 16 of the spring that is distal to the holder body.
  • the brushes 2, 4 are arranged around a central axis C-C, i.e. arranged on opposite sides of a plane in which a central axis C of the brush holder 1 is located as shown in Figs 2 and 3 .
  • the holder body 10 may comprise a first 10a and a second 10b portion as seen in a plane parallel to the central axis C-C.
  • the brushes may be arranged evenly or symmetrically around the central axis.
  • the holder body 10 and its pockets 7, 8 are arranged such that if the holder is to retain four brushes these are arranged such that the first and second brushes 2, 2' are placed on one side or in the first portion 10a, and the third and fourth brushes 4, 4' are placed opposite to the first and second brushes or in the second portion 10b.
  • the holder is adapted to retain six brushes the first three 2, 2', 2" are placed on one side of the central axis and the last three 4, are placed on the opposite side.
  • the number of brushes arranged on each side of the axis of rotation or central axis C-C is an uneven number.
  • the total surface area of the brushes that engages the slip ring is equal or "symmetrical" on both sides. That means that for example two brushes having a surface area of 4 cm 2 may be arranged on one side (or in the first portion 10a of the holder body) of the central axis and one brush having a surface area of 8 cm 2 may be arranged on the opposite side (or in the second portion 10b of the holder body).
  • the holder body 10 and/or the pockets 7, 8 may be sized and adapted to accommodate brushes of different sizes and shapes.
  • the holder body 10 may further be adapted or constructed to retain virtually any number of brushes, but is preferably adapted to retain between 2 and 16 brushes.
  • the holder is adapted to retain between 2 and 8 brushes arranged evenly and symmetrically around the central axis C-C.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates one embodiment in which the brushes 2,4 may be connected to the force or pressure plate 15 through so called force or pressure fingers 12, 17, i.e. one pressure finger 12, 12', 12", 17, 17', 17" is arranged to engage each brush 2, 2', 2", 4, (4', 4' not shown in the figures) being arranged in the pockets 7, 7', 7", 8, 8' 8".
  • the pressure finger may according to one embodiment be arranged to push down on the brush without being fixedly connected to the brush (not shown).
  • the pressure finger is fixedly or hingedly connected to the brush and/or the brush holder body or pocket.
  • the force or pressure plate 15 may, according to one embodiment, be connected to the biasing device 11 such that the biasing device is able to act on all the brushes arranged in the holder body simultaneously. This means that instead of having a biasing device 11 for each brush as shown in the prior art holder of Fig. 1 , there is instead one common or main biasing device that provides the required pressure for all the brushes arranged in the holder 1.
  • the holder body 10 may be arranged such that the first 10a and second 10b portions of the holder body the or pockets 7, 8, are arranged at an angle, which may be ⁇ 90 degrees, to a plane in which the central axis C-C lies.
  • the brushes may be arranged at an angle to the central axis C-C of the holder.
  • the brush holder thus forms a V shape, where the brushes are arranged along the legs of the V and where the legs of the V crosses such that an imaginary bottom end of the V may be aligned with the centre of or axis of rotation of a slip ring (not shown in the figure), and thus the carbon brushes may be arranged to tangent the centre of the slip ring.
  • the first 10a and second 10b portions of the holder body may be arranged to allow for the brushes 2,4 thus to contact or engage the slip ring at two different locations. The diameter of the slip ring determines the optimal angle.
  • the angle of the V shape may be adapted for different types of brushes, and the angle may be such that the legs of the "V” cross and thus imaginary bottom end of the "V” may be arranged at any other locations than the centre of the slip ring.
  • the pressure fingers 12 are arranged to engage a tilting device 13, which device 13 is arranged in connection with the pressure plate 15.
  • the tilting device 13 is connected to the pressure plate such that it is pivotable, i.e. able to pivot, about an axis of rotation R-R.
  • the rotation or tilting of the pressure finger arrangement 12 may thus be adjusted to correspond to or be adjustable to the angle at which the first 10a and second 10b portions of the holder body are arranged.
  • the changes in spring force when the biasing device 11 when it changes during the operation distance can be calculated through the spring constant. This may therefore be compensated by the force finger being able to tilt or pivot about the axis of rotation R-R in relation to the brush, such that a contant and even pressure may be applied to the brushes towards the slip ring.
  • each pressure finger is arranged to be able to pivot indepentently of the other pressure fingers (not shown).
  • connection of the pressure fingers 12 to the tilting device 13 may be accomplished with conventional means such as a nut and bolt arrangement 19.
  • the pressure fingers may according to alternative embodiment be welded to the tilting device 13 or be connected or fixated by any other suitable means.
  • Each pressure finger 12, 12', 12" may be provided with individual compensation means 5, 5', 5" in order to minimize vibrations and thus even further optimize the pressure distribution from the biasing device 11.
  • the compensation means 5 may according to one embodiment be arranged at the side of the tilting device 13 which is closest to the holder body 10, shown in Fig 4 , and may thus be arranged between the brush and the holder body.
  • the compensation means 5 may also be arranged, which can been seen in Fig. 4 , between the biasing device 11 (or the tilting device 13) and the contact brush 2.
  • the compensation means 5, 6 is a spring having a higher spring force or spring pressure than the biasing device 11 or main spring.
  • the sum of forces that the compensation means exert on each contact brush is higher than the force exerted by the single biasing device or main spring.
  • the biasing device exert a force of 10 N
  • the sum of the force exerted by the compensation means i.e. the total force exerted by the compensation means is greater than 10 N.
  • the compensation means may be tension spring arranged on the side of the tilting device which is distal to the holder body 10 (not shown).
  • the pressure finger arrangement 12 may be arranged to constitute the compensation means e.g. by being a spring blade, a leaf blade or a laminated type spring (not shown).
  • the biasing device 11 may comprise a spring arrangement such as a socket spring 14. This arrangement may be provided with a mounting part 16 at the end of the spring arrangement that is distal to the holder body.
  • the mounting part 16 may also provide for a connection to a control system or for the connection to an electrical system in which the holder is arranged.
  • the biasing device 11 may be operable, or moveable between the holder body 10 and the mounting part 16 and substantially in a direction along the central axis C-C of the holder 1.
  • the biasing device 11 may be arranged to provide a biasing force along a substantially radial direction of the slip ring which means that the biasing device may be arranged to push the brushes towards the slip ring simultaneously.
  • an external pressure source is arranged to influence the biasing device 11, which then pushes the brushes towards the slip ring with a pressure suitable to provide an optimal contact between the slip ring or connector and the carbon or contact brushes.
  • biasing device is thus meant a contact pressure providing arrangement.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a system 25 with a brush holder 1, holding six brushes adapted to be able to engage a slip ring 20.
  • the brush holder is arranged in a V shape, such that the receiving portions tangent the centre of the slip ring for an optimal contact surface of the contact brushes against the slip ring 20.
  • the angle of the first 10a and second 10b portions or pockets 7,8 in relation to the slip ring and the size of the bushes is important.
  • the combination of the force finger arrangement 12, 17 being able to pivot about an axis of rotation combined with the compensation means 5, 6 may thus provide for the possibility of having different diameters of the slip ring 20 and different sizes of the brushes 2,4 and may thus provide for a desired flexibility and ability of the system to compensate for differences in pressure or tension of the brushes towards the slip ring, that may occur due to the density of the brushes, the design of the slip ring and other, both internal and external, influences.
  • the present holder may further provide for an advantage in that the cables 21, 21', 21" connecting the brushes 2, 4 to the brush holder body 10 may be prevented from falling onto the slip ring arrangement in that the holder 1 may be arranged at a 90 degree angle, i.e. perpendicular, to the arrangement shown in Fig. 6 .
  • This type of arrangement of the holder is further advantageous in that it may no longer be necessary to take the weight of carbon brushes and thus its effect on the spring force into account.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates brush holders 1, 1', 1" and slip ring systems 25, 25', 25" arranged in parallel in a generator 30.
  • the generator 30 may be any conventional type of generation placed in a wind power plant, a ship or any other type of electrical power unit that requires a rotary electrical connection.
  • the pressure to the biasing device may be provided from an external source such as a compressor or a fixedly mounted spring arrangement.
  • the holder may according to one embodiment, not shown in the figures, be provided with equipment for measuring temperature of the brushes and equipment for measuring the wear of the brushes, measurements that can be transmitted to a computer or some type of warning system. This is especially advantageous when the holder is incorporated into a system which cannot easily be regularly manually checked, such a remotely located wind power plant.
  • the holder may be machined or moulded and it may be made from a composite or metal material.
  • the holder may be adapted to different sizes and needs depending on the material of the brush, the diameter of the slip ring and the requested transmission of energy.

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